This fashion designer is ripping up New Yorkers’ coats and turning them into art

‘Sheer happiness’

After four hours of approaching strangers on the street, she finally found a brother and sister duo who agreed to hand their jackets over and meet her back in the same spot in three days.

Tatiana González, 25, was showing her brother Diego, 31, around her new city when Aguilar approached them in the park. The pair were caught off guard but eased by her kind smile and infectious energy, so they gave her their coats and walked away feeling excited.

When the siblings returned to the park a few days later, they were “very surprised” and completely in awe of how Aguilar had transformed her basic black puffer and his classic blue jean jacket into funky one-of-a-kind creations. They now refer to it as “art” instead of clothes, Tatiana told The Post, calling it the “best experience.”

“I feel very unique,” she said, adding that her brother has been showing off the special piece back home in Colombia.

Seeing “the sheer happiness” that her designs brought to Tatiana and Diego kept Aguilar going.

“They were so happy. And I said, ‘OK, I’m on to something,’ ” Aguilar said, remembering how Diego stood a little taller in his customized creation.

‘It’s very intense’

But the process of revamping strangers’ clothes isn’t all smiles.

“It’s a lot of work,” Aguilar said. And despite her years of experience, it’s still nerve-wracking to tear up a stranger’s garment.

Once she finds the perfect subject, she asks them a few quick questions, such as their favorite color or style icon, and sets off to her studio where she races to redesign the jackets.

“I don’t have much fabric, so the clothes tell me what they want to be,” she said. “I have to think about the person’s essence, but I barely know this person. I had, like, a five-minute interaction, and what if they hate it? How am I going to know? It’s very intense.”

But Aguilar’s sewing needle has yet to miss the mark. Everyone who has had their jacket revamped by Aguilar has been amazed by her work — including Jawan Harris, 26.

“When I saw the jacket, I was genuinely surprised. Not only because it looked so well, but the way that she designed the jacket had almost a personal connection to me,” Harris told The Post.

Harris’ colleagues asked questions and called him “crazy” when he returned to the office mid-day with a new jacket and wild story — but judgment turned to jealousy when they saw the final result.

“I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so many compliments on a jacket before, to be honest,” Harris admitted.

He admitted he was “extremely skeptical” when a woman claiming to be a fashion designer approached him while he was on his lunch break and asked to take his coat, but her confidence convinced him to hand it over.

“Knowing that what you’re wearing was made specifically for you, tailored to fit your body and reflect your personality, is incredibly empowering,” Aguilar said. “It gives you a sense of ownership and confidence, knowing that you’re wearing something uniquely yours.”

“Wearing a custom [piece] is like wearing a piece of your own story. It’s not just clothing; it’s a statement.”